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  • Rodriguez Juan

    1520–1529
    Ship crew, Slave trader Transports and maritime activities
    Origin
    Genova
    Place of activity
    Seville

    A ship's captain of Genoese origin living in Seville, he was one of the most important agents of Grimaldi and Centurione in Santo Domingo. Although above all a seaman, he enjoyed their full confidence, and he also began to trade on his own account and to make profits. He made loans and went so far as to purchase vessels such as the Santa Maria and the Trinidad. He probably died in 1529.